Daniel Hobley's Portfolio
A portfolio of work from a Computer Games Programming Student…
Solitaire for Mobile (iPhone / Java ME)
Mobile versions of my Solitaire game, available on both iPhone and Java ME. Includes features such as shake to auto complete (iPhone only), undo moves so you never have to worry about accidentally moving that card to the wrong place and resume game so that you can always continue your solitaire game at any time (iPhone only).
GPGPU with Cellular Automata & A* (Dissertation)
Introduction For my dissertation I had decided that I wanted to take a closer look at how algorithms can be sped up by the use of GPGPUs, and wanted to truly explore how they work and what their limits were when used within games. To do this I looked at a number of different GPGPU [...]
OpiConsole
OpiConsole is a DrawableGameComponent that gives users a quick setup console for any XNA based applications, it provides users with the ability to add custom commands and cvars, with the added ability of being able to modify the look and feel of the console. The console was built for a number of my own XNA [...]
Mootant
Mootant is a 2D platformer developed with C++ and the allegro library, it was written for a university assignment and has an interesting way of storing the levels.
3D Games Engine
A Simple 3D Engine I’m creating for personal use, it uses the Irrlicht graphics engine along with irrKlang as a sound engine. The engine features basic scripting using LUA 5.1.
A*
Simple A* game, helping to prove that my A* algorithm developed at university worked with a little more appeal than a simple console output.
Summer Project: Games Engine
A games engine that was built during summer vacation with a number of students and lecturers using C# and directX 9
G15 Stats
A G15 application which allows you to check up on system statistics on your keyboard. The stats include CPU usage, RAM usage, network usage and others.
Solitaire
A fully working solitaire game, developed in just a few days as a challenge to myself. It includes auto completion (moving the cards to the top piles) as well as high scores.
